Echelon Productions is a multi award-winning theatrical producer and one of the largest touring theatre companies in Australia and New Zealand. Based in Melbourne, the company has been established since 2000 and in that time has produced a number of Helpmann Award and Green Room Award nominated plays and musicals.

Also operating as Perform Educational Musicals, which specialises in touring educational musicals into schools across Australia and New Zealand, the company employs around 50 performers throughout the year.

Our educational theatre division is holding auditions across New Zealand during February for our 2013 productions celebrating NZ Storylines Festival and Cyber Safety.

The performances, which take place within schools, are highly interactive and feature action packed narratives, appealing, identifiable characters, loads of comedy, singing and dancing that captivate and engage all audiences, including teachers!

Casts of two actors perform up to three shows a day in schools. Each cast will have one performer nominated as the team driver who has access to their own reliable car for the contracted period. Both cast members are required to bump in and out the basic set which takes around 20 minutes either side of performance.

All productions are one hour musicals and include PA and individual headset microphones for each performer.

Cast requirements: Performers are the ambassadors of the company and significant role models for thousands of students and this means we have high standards for hiring performers.

Jonno has a solid gold ambition – to be crowned champion of something. Anything! But Claire is always around and she also has the special ability to bring books to life!

Our new Book Week musical AND THE WINNER IS... has been created to celebrate the 2013 STORYLINES FESTIVAL combining a love of reading with exciting physical competition.

Cyber Safety 2013 production: MYFRIENDS DOT COM! by Craig Christie

Emma arrives at a new school facing new friendship groups while Dylan is spending more time away in his room on the computer. Soon they both will discover how the anonymous cyber world will threaten to take over their lives in a way from which they can see no escape!

MyFriends Dot Com explores the world of cyber-bullying and the importance of cyber-safety in a story that resonates throughout schools and households everywhere. An exciting and engaging production that uses an energetic, fast paced narrative and contemporary music, MyFriends Dot Com brings into focus these vital issues to alert young people of the dangers and consequences of not taking the cyber world seriously.

Craig Christie has been writing educational musicals for nearly 20 years and has also written several full scale commercial musicals including Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision which opened on the London West End in 2008. www.craigchristie.com

CONTRACT DETAILS:

Performers are contracted full time for a specified period.

All successful performers will be required to undertake a Working With Children Check and/or Police Check.

Rehearsal dates/times: From Wednesday 8th May 2013 Ten days in total for rehearsal period

Exact dates to be confirmed – dependent upon which production and cast the performer is allocated to

Will not exceed 8 hours per day and 48 hours in total

Season dates:

Term 2: From Monday 20th May to Friday 28th June 2013

Term 3: From Monday 12th August to Friday 30th August 2013

Exact dates to be confirmed – dependent upon which production and cast the performer is allocated to